Improvement in fly-traps



S. FRIEND Fly-Traps.

NO. 133,579. Patented Dec-3,1872.

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SAMUEL FRIEND, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN FLV-TRAPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 133,579, dated December 3, 1872.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL FRIEND, of Decatur, in the county of Macon and State of Illinois, have invented certain Improvements in Fly-Traps, of which the following is a specification:

My invention relates to an improvement in fly-traps; and consists of acombination of devices which form, when complete, a trap for the purpose of catching flies and other insects.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fly-trap embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section.

A represents the receiving-chamber, which is constructed of the side pieces a a and the cross-pieces a. a and to which pieces is fastened fine-wire gauze. B is an eye, fastened to the cross-piece o to hang up or carry the trapby. O is a removable or false bottom to the receiving-chamber, and consists of the bottom 0 with the two cross-pieces c 0 The bottoms of these pieces are cut out, as shown at c, as a passage for the flies into the trap. An opening is made in the bottom 0, in which is fastened the wire-gauze tubes 1) and d, flattened at the top ends but with sufficient openings for the flies to pass through. E is the Q bottom to the trap, hollowed out, as shown at e, as a receptacle for the bait. Pieces of wiregauze f f are fastened over the edges of the baitreceptacle. Strips e e are fastened to the side of the bottom of the trap to darken the openings 0 0 The side pieces a a are tenoned, and a mortise cut in the bottom E, they being secured together with the pins 9 g. The false bottom is held between these two parts of the trap.

flies, being attracted by a suitable bait, pass in through the openings 0 c and, in attempting to return, they will pass under the wiregauze f f, and failing to get out will pass up through the tubesd and D into the receivingchamber, where they are secured. The tube D should be so that it reaches nearly to the topof the receiving-chamber, for as the flies die and drop down it will give more room and not require cleaning so often, as burning or scalding to kill the flies injures the trap.

I claim as my invention- A fiy-trap consisting of the receiving-chamber A, false bottom 0 with the tubes D and d and openings 0 0 the bottom E with the pieces of wire-gauze ff, the receiving-chamber A and bottom E secured with the pins 9 g, the whole combined and constructed substantially as described.

/ SAMUEL FRIEND.

Witnesses:

CHARLES P. HoUsUM, JACOB I. BEAR.

The trap is operated as follows, viz: The. 

